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You do you : how to be who you are and use what you've got to get what you want / Sarah Knight.

by Knight, Sarah (Freelance editor)

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Little, Brown and Company, 2017.

Conduct of life -- Humor.

Self-help techniques.

Self-actualization (Psychology)

No f*cks given guide.

View Sarah Knght's TEDx talk.

9780316445122 (hc.)

xvii, 299 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.

You are here : an orientation exercise -- DOs & DON'Ts : rules for the breaking. Don't be selfish (Life is short. Reclaim the word) ; Do your best (Except when you can't. Or you don't want to. Or it's giving you heartburn) ; Don't be difficult (Ask for what you want, push back on what you don't, and beware the focus group ; Do be a team player (On the contrary, you can do YOU all by yourself) ; Don't quit your day job (Take risks, ignore the doubters, and prove the haters wrong) -- WILLS & WON'Ts : Not-so-great expectations. You will change your mind (About unconventional lifestyle choices that inexplicably bother people who don't have to live them? Probably not) ; You won't get anywhere with that attitude (There are plenty of perks to being a pessimist) ; You will regret that (Says who?) ; You won't get a good job if you don't go to college (How to succeed at success without really caring what anyone else thinks) ; You will never live that down (Yes you will. Go ahead and let your freak flag fly) -- SHOULDs & SHOULDN'Ts : much too much obliged. You should always put family first (First runner-up is okay too) ; You shouldn't act so crazy (I kept a litter box under my desk for a year and I turned out okay) ; You should smile more (How to break free from the cult of nice) ; You shouldn't eat that (I'll take extra cheese, please) ; You should check your ego at the door (Check to make sure it's fully inflated, that is).

"From the author of Not Giving a F*ck and Get Your Sh*t Together comes more straight talk about how to stand up for who you are and what you really want, need, and deserve - showing when it's okay to be selfish, why it's pointless to be perfect, and how to be "difficult." Being yourself should be easy, yet too many of us struggle to live on other people's terms instead of our own. Rather than feeling large and in charge, we feel little and belittled. Sarah Knight has three simple words for you: You do you. It's time to start putting your happiness first - and stop letting other people tell you what to do, how to do it, or why it can't be done. And don't panic! You can do it without losing friends and alienating people. Knight delivers her trademark no-bullsh*t advice about: The Tyranny of "Just Because." The social contract and how to amend it. Turning "flaws" into strengths. Why it's not your job to be nice. Letting your freak flag fly. How to take risks, silence the doubters, and prove the haters wrong. Freelance writer Sarah Knight's TEDx talk, "The Magic of Not Giving a F*ck," has more than two million views. Visit her website at SarahKnightAuthor.com"--Provided by publisher.

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